raise a rumpus
Example Sentences
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One hundred thousand such fire-eaters as Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the land, could raise a rumpus which would cause the late unpleasantness to pale into insignificance.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
He’d be liable to raise a rumpus, he would.”
From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
"And we must be ready to fight, for that man will raise a rumpus."
From Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Standish, Burt L.
Now he's going to raise a rumpus for sure!
From Interference and Other Football Stories by Sherman, Harold Morrow
"Well," continued Xury, "all you have got to do is to raise a rumpus out there, an' awaken the people up stairs."
From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry
